Jimmy Patronis joins letter urging IRS to shut down Direct File program
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and the top financial officers of 20 other states wrote to federal officials asking them to shut down a pilot program allowing citizens to file their tax returns directly with the government.
The program, Direct File, lets citizens skip paying for a tax preparer or online aide, such as Turbo Tax, to file their federal taxes with the Internal Revenue Service. But the letter — addressed to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel — claims that the benefits are minimal, if any, and could hurt taxpayers.
“We urge you to terminate Direct File following the current pilot program, as Direct Fil...
